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This is a rich bread pudding that everyone seems to enjoy (and coworkers requested be posted here), and it really doesn’t need the whiskey sauce to be delicious.  The bread pudding recipe is adapted from Best Recipes by Cooks Illustrated while the whiskey sauce is from Penzeys spice catalog.

Bread Pudding

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

4 large eggs, plus 1 large yolk

3/4 cup sugar

2 1/2 cups whole milk

2 1/2 cups heavy cream

3 tablespoons bourbon

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 ounces firm white bread, sliced 3/8 inch thick & cut into 1 1/2 inch square pieces (app 8 cups)

1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted [...]

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